In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Challcombe like this:
CHALLACOMBE, a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon; on the river Bray, near its sources, on the verge of the county at Exmoor forest, 10 miles NE of Barnstaple r. station. Post Town, Paracombe, under Barnstaple. Acres, 5,343. Real property, £1,471. Pop., 282. Houses, 57. The manor and most of the property belong to Earl Fortescue. The surface is hilly, and, to a large extent, high wild moorland. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £200.* Patron, Earl Fortescue. The church is a recent erection, in the Gothic style, with a tower.
Challcombe through time
Challcombe is now part of North Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Challcombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Challcombe in North Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1767
Date accessed: 18th May 2024
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